1 Using JAXA's Space Science Data for Education and Public Outreach JAXA/ISAS PLAIN center Ken EBISAWA

2 About JAXA and ISAS JAXA (Japan Aeronautics eXploration Agency) is Japans sole organization of space development ISAS (Institute of Space and Astronautial Science) is for space science such as astronomy, solar physics, solar-terrestrial physics, lunar- planetary sciences. PLAIN center (center for Planning and Information Systems) –In charge of archiving JAXAs public scientific satellite data

3 JAXAs Scientific Satellite Database –Data Archives and Transmission System –Public archives of JAXAs current and past scientific satellites Public data of Hinode (solar satellite), Suzaku (X-ray satellite), Akari (infrared satellite) etc may be freely obtained

4 1. Using JAXAs X-ray satellite data in education 2. Public Outreach using JAXAs archival data

5 Using X-ray satellite data in education X-ray data: each photon (event) is stored in the event table binary table FITS; event file –Each row corresponds to one event Each column corresponds to physical parameter –Event arrival time, position, energy etc. Histogram made from each column –X,Y positions sky image –TIME histogram light curve –ENERGY histogramenergy spectrum

6 Data are archived after Short proprietary perods Data are already reduced (calibrated) in the pipe-line processing

7 Characteristics of X-ray satellite Data Large volume of archival data available –Almost all the X-ray astronomical satellite data archived Usually proprietary period is one-year –High processed Users do not need data reduction Users can immediately start data analysis A field Japan is strong at Japan has launched five X-ray satellites in the past Hakucho (1979), Tenma (1983), Ginga (1987), ASCA (1993), Suzaku (2005)

8 Example of lesson plans Timing analysis of X-ray pulsars –Understand Doppler effects using binary X- ray pulsars Search for black hole candidates from Galactic Plane scan –Players may have fun like a game

9 Timing Analysis of Crab pulsar X-ray event file of Crab pulsar Running simple folding program P~30 msec pulse profile is seen Currently available only on Unix/Linux

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11 X-ray Galactic Plane Scan Data Ginga satellite data in 1988 (Yamauchi 2005) Transient X-ray source with low energy spectrum black hole candidates Weak source Hidden in low Energy band Fit with a new source

12 Public Outreach using JAXAs archival data DARTS for professional scientists. Not easy to use for general public, educators, students. We are developing systems to make DARTS more accessible to general users. UDON –Universe via Darts ON-line JUDO –JAXAs Universe Data Oriented

13 Choose Suzaku public data

14 Pulsar PSR Pulsar Wind Nebulae Color tells X-ray energies

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16 Collaboration with Planetarium A joint venture program in the OpenLab frame work –Program leader Mr. Ohira (developer of Megastar) –Display FITS images in planetarium Project JAXAs satellite data in planetariums –All sky monitor satellite Akari (infrared), MAXI (X-ray) Akaris all sky survey data